Public Parking Commission

2 CITY OF NORWICH NORWICH PUBLIC PARKING COMMISSION The following are the minutes of the special meeting of the Public Parking Commission held at 5: 00 p.m., April 21, 2015 at the Buckingham Memorial Building. PRESENT: Ms. Olive Buddington, Mr. Pete Desaulniers, Mr. Jeff Lord, and Mr. Sean Ryan ABSENT: Mr. John Bilda, acting City Manager and Mr. Terell Wilson ALSO ATTENDING: Mr. William Nash (teleconferenced) Ms. Buddington called the meeting to order at 5:03 pm, noting a quorum was present. PUBLIC COMMENT: NONE MINUTES: On a motion made by Mr. Ryan, second by Mr. Desaulniers, the Commission voted to accept the minutes of the January 13,2015 meeting as submitted. The vote was unanimous. MINUTES NPPC SPECIAL MEETING 04/21/2015  2 FINANCIAL REPORTS & BILLS TO BE PAID: A motion was made by Mr. Ryan, second by Mr. Lord to accept the financial reports and accounts payable reports for: January – March 2015 The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Mr. Desaulniers made a motion to nominate Ms. Buddington as Chairperson. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lord, and passed. Ms. Buddington made a motion to nominate Mr. Desaulniers as Co-Chairperson. The motion was seconded by Mr. Lord. The motions nominating Ms. Buddington and Mr. Desaulniers as Co-Chairs, were voted on and passed unanimously. REQUEST OF “THESE GUYS BREW PUB”: Ms. Rizzuto provided the Commission members with a copy of correspondence received in the office relating to a request from the brew pub. The pub is requesting use of 6 spaces in the Zierler Lot for an outdoor dining area. After discussion, a motion was made to endorse the request. A letter to be forwarded to the Mayor’s office indicatng that the Commission members have no objection to the outdoor dining area. The motion was made by Mr. Lord and seconded by Mr. Desaulniers. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. PROPOSED BUDGET 2015-2016: The budget for 2015- 2016 was provided to the members for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Ryan, second by Mr. Lord, to approve the budget as presented. Motion voted on and passed unanimously. MINUTES NPPC SPECIAL MEETING 04/21/2015  2 ANYTHING ELSE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COMMISSION: Correspondence was distributed to the Commission members relating to the Ethics Commission. This information was forwarded from the City Manager’s office , with the request that it be provided to all members. The members were also informed of the new location of the Rotary Carnival. The carnival will be located in the Viaduct Lot this year. All state and staff vehicles from DCF will be moved to other garages/lots in the City from May 18, 2015 through May 22, 2015. We have been assured that the lot will be ready for use on Tuesday morning, May 26, 2015, as usual. Ms. Rizzuto explained to the members that the relocation of these vehicles will result in diminished public parking. Mr. Ryan suggested that a letter be written to current leaseholders in the garages, alerting them of the added vehicles. Ms. Rizzuto agreed and will follow up with a letter. It was also decided that the May 2015 meeting will be cancelled. As always, if something urgent arses a special meeting wil be called. ADJOURNMENT: Motion made to adjourn by Mr. Nash, second by Mr. Lord, voted on and passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 5:40 pm Respectfully Submitted, Judith A. Rizzuto, Administrator Norwich Public Parking Commission MINUTES NPPC SPECIAL MEETING 04/21/2015